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NEforceUConn said:
Give Monsieur Spade a chance. I’m through 2 episodes and loving it.

I’m an action junky, but this detective mystery, although a bit slow at times, is splendid.
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I agree the pace is very slow. I also think the story telling could be a little cleaner. With so many characters, you have to be fair to your audience, make sure we know who is who.

But I thought the mystery was unraveled well. And there was just enough quirkiness to keep it fun. Pluus the plot was not formula which I appreciated.

Clive Owen seemed very happy to lay back and let other actors shine but that robbed him of a more forceful performance. Overall, I enjoyed it. Two and a half stars.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
I'm excited for Slow Horses season 4, coming soon. This is such a good show, Gary Oldman is just brilliant.
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Helluva start for S4.

Oldman owns that role so well, I'm convinced he actually does have B.O.
 
storrsroars said:
Helluva start for S4.

Oldman owns that role so well, I'm convinced he actually does have B.O.
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It's incredible how such a big star is even willing to play it, let alone take it to the limit as he does. As for the show, bam...they know how to keep it interesting.
 
The Handmaid's Tale
5 Seasons from 2017-2022, 56 Episodes
Elisabeth Moss
Has anyone watched this and what do you recommend?
I watched the first episode last night and it seemed interesting enough, but slow. Then I read the below review on IMDB and I could see this being very frustrating. I'm not sure I want to invest any more time if it is so slow. Granted it's only one person's opinion but shows that move too slow drive me nuts. There are some good reviews too so I suppose it depends on your taste and how patient you are.

User Review From IMDB
"The slowest show I've ever seen
They have an interesting story but it happens in super-slow motion. They have about 2 seasons worth of storyline but they are trying to stretch it into 6-7 seasons by spending half of each episode zooming into people's eyes, showing people's empty faces and characters moving at slow motion. Each episode has about 4-5 minutes of story development and 40 minutes of zooming into people's faces and eyes.

"This show was meant to be watched at 2x or 3x speed. If you are watching it at regular speed, you are actually watching it in slow motion.

"Each episode: zoom into someone's face, zoom into someone's eyes, zoom on the ceiling, zoom on the walls, zoom back into someone's eyes, zoom into another character's face....20 minutes gone, another 20 left to go. Zoom some more until we fill 40 minutes. Then 5 minutes of actual story development."
 
The Veil
2024
1 Season 6 Episodes
Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Dali Benssalah, Josh Charles
I thought this was a pretty good show. I was surprised when it ended, I had expected it to run longer with a completely different outcome so I ended up a little disappointed. It's only 6 episodes so easy to binge. Imogen Salter is like a female James Bond and something about Elisabeth Moss I find alluring. It didn't rate very high but I thought it was pretty good. Features the CIA, MI6, and DGSE.

Trivia: Elisabeth Moss Fractured Her Spine While Filming FX’s ‘The Veil’
 
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The very last episode of The Grand Tour is tonight. Truly an end to an era that started with Top Gear, with this trio dating to 2002. Seems the guys will be in Africa for this one.
 
The Old Man, Only Murders in the Building, and The Ark.

Don't ask me why I'm watching the last one. I guess it's mediocre special effects is offset by weak scripts and pretty bad acting.
 
CL82 said:
The Old Man, Only Murders in the Building, and The Ark.

Don't ask me why I'm watching the last one. I guess it's mediocre special effects is offset by weak scripts and pretty bad acting.
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Sometimes a show surprises you. I watched The 100, which was CW I think. The premise is a bit fantastical, but the characters were really well done and it ended up being good. I'd say the same of See on Apple, with Momoa. Not everything has to be a masterpiece.
 
LOST (2004-2010)
Is this worth it? Never saw it before and now I am almost done with Season 1. While it was interesting at first, it seems each episode goes into some surprising background of a passenger along with some other storyline. I'm getting kind of bored but I thought this would be intriguing. Perhaps it picks up steam later on? It was highly rated so I'd like to stick with it.
 
nwhoopfan said:
For me "The Gentlemen" really picked up at Ep. 5 and I blasted my way thru the rest of the season. Theo James and Kaya Scodelario were good as the two leads. Having actors like Vinnie Jones, Ray Winstone and Joely Richardson as more minor characters really brought it home.



I guess you can't call people gypsies anymore, now they are known as Travelers. Well this gang of Travelers wasn't nearly as interesting as Brad Pitt and company from "Snatch." Richie tried to revisit the same territory but didn't strike gold this time.
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I really liked it until the last episode. The cast was great. I was not crazy about Theo James in the lead at first, but I warmed up to him. Kaya Scodelario was excellent, and should have gotten an Emmy nomination. Her character was hard, because the Glass family are crime lords, but they are not the biggest crime lords and the head of the family is in jail. She had to pull off being tough but with a little desperation and vulnerability while bluffing her way through one situation after another. I liked the Freddy character and the actor that played him. He was supposed to be an upper class twit, and he had to be completely over the top because all the other characters were over the top. The show is what you would expect from a Guy Ritchie project, with a lot of eccentric, interesting side characters stealing scenes. Ritchie is not about subtlety. The more recognizable faces (Richardson, Jones, Winstone, Esposito, Hivju) were all good and right for their roles.

A core theme of the movie and the show is skewering the "rich" and the idea of a hereditary, landed gentry, and the show does a great job with that. I laughed every time one of the characters who didn't know Eddie referred to him as "posh". One of my few complaints was not having more nobility in the plot, because every episode centering around one of the declining families was very entertaining.

I did not like the last episode. The writers could have gotten to the same ending in a more entertaining, less contrived way. I expected better from a Guy Ritchie project.
 
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Anybody watch "Heels" on Starz? It's on Netflix now. About brothers in a small time family run wrestling promotion, who have a rivalry inside and outside the ring. I'm just starting. Seems to have potential. Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig play the two bros.
 
"Heels" is addictive. It's a bit soapish, but wrestling is soapish, so that fits. The characters are compelling. I'd have to say Kelli Berglund is stealing the series. I'd seen a bit of her years ago in discount Disney or Nickelodeon type of movies. She's clearly moved beyond that type of stuff now. It being from a premium cable channel, it of course has to be a bit risque.
 
ZooCougar said:
Alright. Bad Monkey grew on me.
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I’m enjoying it. It’s non stop Vince Vaughn snark, but it works. The plot is clever. The narration a nice touch, and the characters are all pretty well written and acted. Rosa is a great match for Yancy.
 
Bad Monkey
Slow Horses
The Menendez show on Netflix. Halfway through pretty good. I was too young when it happened so this is a nice reenactment. Good cast
 
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LIuconn said:
Bad Monkey
Slow Horses
The Menendez show on Netflix. Halfway through pretty good. I was too young when it happened so this is a nice reenactment. Good cast
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'I've seen ads for Slow Horses. Apple+ is about the only streaming service I don't have. Any other shows on Apple+ that would make subscribing worth the monthly cost?
 
temery said:
'I've seen ads for Slow Horses. Apple+ is about the only streaming service I don't have. Any other shows on Apple+ that would make subscribing worth the monthly cost?
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Lots. Ted Lasso, Masters of the Air, Foundation, Bad Monkey, plus movies like Greyhound. It’s the best bargain among the streaming services. Disney+ and Max are almost useless by comparison.
 
temery said:
'I've seen ads for Slow Horses. Apple+ is about the only streaming service I don't have. Any other shows on Apple+ that would make subscribing worth the monthly cost?
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HuskyHawk said:
Lots. Ted Lasso, Masters of the Air, Foundation, Bad Monkey, plus movies like Greyhound. It’s the best bargain among the streaming services. Disney+ and Max are almost useless by comparison.
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In addition to what HH mentioned, I liked Shrinking, Severance, Silo, Hi/Jack, Lessons in Chemistry, For All Mankind, and The Morning Show. Anyway, lots to watch/binge for a couple months, then you can cancel.
 
Yeah, I'm loving Heels. Plowed thru Season 1, took a little break, now well into Season 2. I have been warned that the season ends on a cliffhanger, then the network it was on cancelled it, so there's that.
 
storrsroars said:
In addition to what HH mentioned, I liked Shrinking, Severance, Silo, Hi/Jack, Lessons in Chemistry, For All Mankind, and The Morning Show. Anyway, lots to watch/binge for a couple months, then you can cancel.
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Forgot Silo. Loved that (but I'm a sucker for Rebecca Ferguson). I also quite enjoyed See with Jason Momoa.
 
temery said:
'I've seen ads for Slow Horses. Apple+ is about the only streaming service I don't have. Any other shows on Apple+ that would make subscribing worth the monthly cost?
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Mythic Quest is one of the best comedies on television.
 
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Is bingeing out? Seems everything I'm watching now is weekly release. Bad Monkey, Slow Horses, The Old Man, and now the Aaron Hernandez movie (wasn't expecting it to be as interesting as it is, guy who plays AH is doing a terrific job. Edsall is portrayed in a couple of scenes as kind of a sleazeball).

Also tried out High Potential last night. Not sure I'll stick with it as it seems a typical formulaic crime drama, but will say Kaitlin Olsen does a great job with the lead role. The difference between this and the litany of super-crime-solving-outsiders that came before is how ridiculous her family life is, which is the more appealing arc of the debut show.
 
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storrsroars said:
Also tried out High Potential last night. Not sure I'll stick with it as it seems a typical formulaic crime drama, but will say Kaitlin Olsen does a great job with the lead role. The difference between this and the litany of super-crime-solving-outsiders that came before is how ridiculous her family life is, which is the more appealing arc of the debut show.
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I watched the debut also. Interested enough to keep trying. Olsen reached out beyond playing her typical character.
 
storrsroars said:
Is bingeing out? Seems everything I'm watching now is weekly release. Bad Monkey, Slow Horses, The Old Man, and now the Aaron Hernandez movie (wasn't expecting it to be as interesting as it is, guy who plays AH is doing a terrific job. Edsall is portrayed in a couple of scenes as kind of a sleazeball).

Also tried out High Potential last night. Not sure I'll stick with it as it seems a typical formulaic crime drama, but will say Kaitlin Olsen does a great job with the lead role. The difference between this and the litany of super-crime-solving-outsiders that came before is how ridiculous her family life is, which is the more appealing arc of the debut show.
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It's just a timing question. I haven't gotten around to this season of The Bear for example, so, binge. With Slow Horses, take it as it comes weekly. Same with Serpent Queen when it was out.
 
Tried two episodes of a new series on Netflix called "Penelope." I was interested because it's set in the Northwest. I'm not sure if I'll continue or not. It's kind of a YA version of "Wild." They even got an actress that looks a bit like a younger Reese Witherspoon to play the lead. So far it's just kind of meandering. High school girl runs away for no apparent reason and is trying to find herself in the wilderness. Like usual in this type of scenario she has absolutely no experience and no idea what she's doing.

I'm curious how she managed to get herself geared up for only $400. It showed her getting a bunch of stuff retail. I just don't think there's any way you could get boots, backpack, tent, sleeping bag and various other stuff for that little.
 
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